[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM JOHN IVERSON TO HIS, FRIEND JOHN CARNES, LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER THE DECLARATION OF THE WAR OF 1812]
Iverson, John
Published by Boston, 1812
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[4]pp., with integral address, on a bifolium. Previously folded. Some paper loss along fold, affecting first two lines of text body. Tanned and dampstained. About good. A letter from John Iverson to his friend John Carnes in New York City, informing him of his arrival in Boston after a 119-day journey from Macao, where he was engaged in some business, and inviting him to dinner at his house on Tilestone's Wharf. Iverson reports the news and mood in New England after the official opening of the War of 1812 on June 1, 1812: "And since the declaration of War the Vessels are morning [?] which caused a few small party disturbances, but the consequences proved not so injurious to individuals as might be expected. At Salem on the 23rd it was more lively for some of the most reputable men was tarr'd and feathr'd by a mobb for approving and rejoicing at the declaration of war. But at present all is silent.". Seller Inventory # WRCAM51810
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Title: [AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM JOHN IVERSON...
Publisher: Boston
Publication Date: 1812
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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM JOHN IVERSON TO HIS, FRIEND JOHN CARNES, LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER THE DECLARATION OF THE WAR OF 1812].
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Seller: William Reese Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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A letter from John Iverson to his friend John Carnes in New York City, informing him of his arrival in Boston after a 119-day journey from Macao, where he was engaged in some business, and inviting him to dinner at his house on Tilestone's Wharf. Iverson reports the news and mood in New England after the official opening of the War of 1812 on June 1, 1812: "And since the declaration of War the Vessels are morning [?] which caused a few small party disturbances, but the consequences proved not so injurious to individuals as might be expected. At Salem on the 23rd it was more lively for some of the most reputable men was tarr'd and feathr'd by a mobb for approving and rejoicing at the declaration of war. But at present all is silent." Previously folded. Some paper loss along fold, affecting first two lines of text body. Tanned and dampstained. About good. Seller Inventory # 51810